merocrine

1. (anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.Examples: "Merocrine cells have several full secretion cycles — the merocrine secretion cell does not die when it secretes into the lumen of the gland."; "Secretions from glands are produced by merocrine, apocrine and holocrine modes of secretion (Fig. 3.4). In merocrine secretion, membrane bound secretory vesicles are formed and accumulate below the free surface of the cell.[…]There is no loss of cytoplasm in merocrine secretion."; "The planum rostrale of pigs has tactile (sinus) hairs distributed over the surface and numerous large merocrine sweat glands."Synonyms: eccrinenot-comparable